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Wilson, David
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1929-
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David Wilson was Dalhousie University's first full-time music professor and the inaugural chair of the Department of Music, from 1968-1971. During his academic tenure, Wilson directed the Dalhousie Chorale and established an early music ensemble, which grew into Musica Antiqua. In 1978 he co-founded the Early Music Society of Nova Scotia; he also published the society's newsletters, which evolved into which Consort, an illustrated magazine featuring music news and musicological articles. He was music director of the Halifax Baroque Ensemble; a member of the Halifax Symphony Orchestra (1957–61); president of Musique Royale; president of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (Halifax Branch); a lecturer on French Organ Music at the Schola Cantorum in Paris (1999); and organist/choir director at Saint James Anglican Church, Halifax (1992-2018).
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Music (1968-2014)
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Dates of relationship
1968-1971
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David Wilson was the inaugural Chair of the Department of Music from 1968-1971.